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Peggy Lipton

Highest Rated: 64% Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)

Lowest Rated: 0% Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)

Birthday: Aug 30, 1946

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Margaret Ann "Peggy" Lipton was born on Aug. 30, 1946, in New York City, NY. Upon moving with her family to Los Angeles in 1964, a teenage Lipton kicked off what would become a long career on the small screen. Her earliest roles took form as one-off appearances on sitcoms like "Bewitched" (ABC 1964-1972) and "The John Forsythe Show" (NBC 1965-66). After only a few short years playing minor roles, Lipton landed a starring position on the crime drama series "The Mod Squad" (ABC 1968-1973). Lipton played Julie Barnes, runaway-turned-undercover cop and one third of an elite crime-fighting troupe completed by Clarence Williams III and Michael Cole. Alongside her role on the show, Lipton made her film debut in the western "Blue" (1968), and also pioneered a singing career. She turned out an eponymous album in 1968, as well as additional successful numbers like "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" (1970). In 1974, after the conclusion of "The Mod Squad," Lipton married renowned musician and record producer Quincy Jones Jr., subsequently withdrawing from acting in order to raise a family. She gave birth to fashion designer Kidada Jones that same year, and actress and writer Rashida Jones in 1976. Lipton returned to television upon accepting a role in David Lynch's paranormal mystery drama series "Twin Peaks" (ABC 1990-91); she played acerbic diner owner Norma Jennings and star-crossed love interest of Everett McGill's character Big Ed. Following the short but resonant run of the program, Lipton appeared in films like "The Postman" (1997), "Jackpot" (2001), and "When in Rome" (2010). She also appeared on daughter Rashida Jones' comedy series "Angie Tribeca" (TBS 2016-19), playing her mother, Peggy Tribeca. After returning to her role as Norma Jennings in the revival of "Twin Peaks" (Showtime 2017), Lipton appeared in the film "A Dog's Purpose" (2017), her final screen role. Peggy Lipton died of colon cancer on May 11, 2019 at the age of 72.

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Highest rated movies

64% 78% Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
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43% 24% True Identity
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38% 28% Intern
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35% 74% A Dog's Purpose Watchlist
29% 40% Jackpot
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17% 41% When in Rome
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14% 51% The Postman
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0% 35% Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
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59% The Purple People Eater
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Deadly Vows
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Filmography

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35% 74% A Dog's Purpose Adult Hannah (Character) $64.3M 2017
17% 41% When in Rome Priscilla (Character) $32.7M 2010
29% 40% Jackpot Janice (Character) $43.7K 2001
38% 28% Intern Roxanne Rochet (Character) $4.0K 2000
No Score Yet 60% Skipped Parts Laurabel Pierce (Character) - 2000
14% 51% The Postman Ellen March (Character) $17.6M 1997
No Score Yet 50% Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie Carol Mills (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deadly Vows Nancy Weston (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Spider and the Fly Helen Stroud (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 60% Fatal Charm Jane Sims (Character) - 1992
64% 78% Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Norma Jennings (Character) $4.2M 1992
43% 24% True Identity Rita (Character) $4.7M 1991
0% 35% Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects Kathleen Crowe (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Addicted to His Love Assistant DA (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 59% The Purple People Eater Mom (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Return of the Mod Squad Julie Barnes (Character) - 1979

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94% 83% Twin Peaks: The Return Norma Jennings (Character) 2017
96% 74% Angie Tribeca Herself (Guest Star) 2016
89% 94% Psych Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 84% Rules of Engagement Fay (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cuts Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
86% 88% Alias Olivia reed (Guest Star) 2004
60% 100% Popular Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wings Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
71% No Score Yet Angel Falls Hadley Larson (Character) 1993
78% 92% Twin Peaks Norma Jennings (Character) 1990-1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hitchhiker Unknown (Character) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Julia Barnes (Character) 1968-1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Novak Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet 48% Bewitched Secretary (Guest Star) 1965